Leaders

Leaders set the tone in any organization - they establish the kind of employer an organization will be.

Regardless of where you work, or how big or small your business, there's always an opportunity for everyone to be a safety leader.

As we navigate our new reality with COVID-19, leadership is key as we face new kinds of challenges to our well being – both physical and mental – and the need for strong workplace safety and health approaches is more important than ever.

Leading through COVID-19

• Have a toolbox talk each day, featuring the COVID-19 prevention resources
• Download or order COVID-19 safety prevention materials for your workplace
• Find prevention tips, tools and resources for various industry sectors
• Follow links to more workplace prevention tools and resources, provided by local, national, and international public health, workplace and industry safety organizations
• Sign-up to receive special, regular editions of our Safe + Secure e-newsletter, with all the latest safety and prevention news and resources

More leadership resources

• Internal Responsibility System
• Employer Information Guide
• Small Business Safety Toolkit
• Workplace Incident Cost Calculator
• Safety Quiz

Meet some Nova Scotia safety leaders

“We care about our staff and would never want to see harm come to them from something that could have been avoided.” Joyce d'Entremont	“Fishing is dangerous work, but there are absolutely ways we can all make it safer.” Cory Nickerson
"Our employees are like family to us and we don't want anyone to get hurt." JP Deveau	"We thought we were doing pretty well in the safety department. Our employees thought otherwise. So we listened." Kevin Pelley